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Karbonn A21+ vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

General Info

Manufacturer
Karbonn Samsung
Announced
June 2013 October 2014
Status
Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 17,499 ($257.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
- 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight
- 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
Touch and Swipe Gestures -

Display

Type
TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
- 69.63%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX531 [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB (2.1 GB User Memory) 16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash phase detection auto
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio; FM recording No
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat6 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
4 GB (2.1 GB User Memory), 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2000 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 240 h -
Talk Time
- (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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